Vehicle-wheel.



c STANLEY. VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 18. 1907.

909,034. Patented 5, 1909.

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C. STANLEY.

VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLIGATION rILnp my 13. 1901.

Patented Jan 5, 1909.

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WITNESS 5,. a 5 Jr INVENTOR.

. BY I ATTORNEY.

UNITED. szrara'is farENr crates.

CHARLES STANLEY, OF SAN. ERANQISQQ. QALIFoaNm, assionon 'ro ECONOMICSAFETY.

AUTOMOBILE WHEEL TIQN- Arp lcett am y 0. fle ia fi mam-- To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES STANLEY, a

V citizen of theUnited States, and resident of the city and county ofSan Francisco, State of California, have invented certain new and usefulIm rovements in Vehicle-Wheels, of which the ollowing is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a vehicle wheel of thepneumatic tire type in which the tire shall be protected against thecommon sources of injury,fas shar substances in the roadway, by intrucing means for removing said tire from .direct contact with the ground.

A second object of my invention is, in a vehicle wheel of the pneumatictire type, to interpose between the pneumatic tire and the ground,- arotective rim composed of material less su ject to injury than flexiblerubberfrom contact with sharp substances in the roadwa A third object ofmy invention is, in a vehicle wheel of the type referred, to, toprovide' novel means for securing a pneumatic tire.

Other objects will appear in the following specification. v

My objectsI accomplish by means illustrated in the accompanying which-Figure 1 is a side elevation ofmy improved wheel with art broken away;Fig. 2 a front elevation t ereof partly in section.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

In general my invention consists of the" combination wit a pneumatictire, of a hub having spokes and a grooved rim adapted to receive aportion of said tire, a rim composed of suitable material arranged to00- cupy a position between said tire and the ground, and havin a grooveadapted to receive another an diametricallyopposite portion of saidtire,.and means for preventing undue lateral movements of parts ofmydevice outside the lane of the wheel. It also consists of the novelprotective rim surrounding the pneumatic tire, and removing it fromcontact with the ground.

t also consists of the novel means, for securing the Ipneumatic tire,com rising an inner groove rim held in place ay lateral plates.

1 Referring now to the drawing 1 is an axle, 2 is a hub having spokes 8and a rimf4.-

which are shown at 13 and 14.

drawings of grooved rims 4 an tire referred to. I provide an outer .rimfor said tire which is marked 7 on the drawing. This outer rim has agrooved portion Pat ted m a. 1999- oonram. r ALAMEDA .co Nr oaur oema. acoRro-ea- Said rim is grooved as shown at 5 in'Fig.-- 2 to receive thetire 6, which is-the pneumatic as at 8 Fig. 2 securing the opposite partof saidutire in the manner shown Exteriorly to said outer rim there is agrooved part 9 which carries asolid rubber tire 10. The

edges of the groove into which said tires are secured are rounded off asshown in the drawing whereby, when the tires are expanded they meet nocutting surfaces.

'1 provide stay-plates 11 and 12 bolted to- I gether by means ofshouldered bolts some of ders thereof are set such a distance apart asto keep lates 11 and 12 from contact with rim 7. lates 11 and 12arerigidly bolted to-spokes 3 of'hub 2. Bolts 13 and M pass Theshoulthrough apertures 17 in rim 7 said a ertures,

being man times lar er than the b0 t's passing theret rough and allowinrim '4' free play for several inches upwar s and'downwards as well assidewise, and backward and forward.

By the construction described, pneumatic" tube 6 is lifted entirely oifthe ground b the ,interposition of rim 7. The plane-of rim 7 i's keptcontinually'within the plane of hub 2 an its spokes 3 by means of lptes11 and 12 bolted together as aforesai Tire 6. is

held in position by the coogeration oftwo 7 and si 12. The-objectof thesolid tire 10 is simplyto avoid unnecessary noise, and may be ispensedwith where noise is not objectionable.

e plates 11 and I While my wheel is especially adapted for use onautomobiles I donot ropose to con fine myself to such use. For y meansof an obvious alteration in the rim my wheel may be arranged to run onrailroad tracks thereby being adapted to the use of street cars andother wheeled vehicles. The rim of my.

wheel which lies between the'pneumatic tire and the ground is composedof rigid materials as the metals, wood, or other suitably ri 'dsubstances. claimz -1 A vehicle "wheel comprising a hub, radial armsextending from said hub having bolt holes, an inne'rfgrooved rimat theextremity of sa1d'-arms,fa pneumatic tire partially inclosed by saidrim, an outer rooved rim partially inclosing said tire an having bolt.

holes many times larger than the bolts they side plates, and shoulderbolts passing contain, side plates consisting of radial arms through theaforesaid registered bolt holes extending from a central portion andhavof outer grooved rim and side plates. ing' bolt holes registeringwith the aforesaid In testimony whereof I have hereunto 5 bolt holes ofsaid hub radial arms, and bolt signed my name in the presence of twoWit- 15 holes registering, with the aforesaid bolt nesses.

holes of said outer grooved rim, and adapted CHARLES STANLEY. to fittightly the bolts passing therethrough, Witnesses: shouldered boltspassing through the afore- F RANK P. MEDINA,

10 said registered bolt holes of hub arms and GEORGE A. BUDGE-

